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Case offers special snow-removal package for skid steers
Case Construction Equipment has released a new snow-removal package for the SR250 and SV300 skid steers. In addition to optimizing the machines for snow removal, Case is making it easier to order the package through its dealer network. The 90-horsepower SR250 (radial lift) has a rated operating capacity of 2,500 pounds (2,700 pounds with optional […]
August 13, 2015
Case’s new snow-removal package includes an enclosed cab and a heated air-ride suspension seat. Photo: Case
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Scientists may restore pollinator health via bee vaccine
A breakthrough in honeybee immunization has been discovered after a 15-year study on a bee blood protein known as vitellogenin. Scientists from Arizona State University, University of Helsinki, University of Jyväskylä and Norwegian University of Life Sciences discovered the process of how bees immunize their offspring and what it could mean for vaccinations. The discovery […]
August 12, 2015
Honeybees are instrumental to food production and pollinate 87 of the top 115 food crops in North America. Photo: Wikipedia
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Bio-insecticide targets thrips, whiteflies in greenhouses
Vestaron, a developer of insect-control products derived from naturally occurring peptides, recently introduced Spear-T, a bio-insecticide for the control of thrips and whiteflies in ornamentals and vegetables in greenhouses. Field trials of Spear-T produced results equivalent or superior to conventional chemicals, according to Vestaron. The product is designed to be non-toxic to humans and other […]
August 12, 2015
Thrips leave visible signs of damage on plants and can also spread diseases such as the tomato spotted wilt virus and necrotic spot virus.
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Ariens investing $9 million to boost product R&D
Lawn and snow-control equipment manufacturer Ariens announced this week it will invest about $9 million to expand product-development work at its Brillion, Wisconsin headquarters. The 45,000-square-foot “Design and Development Center” will be built in three phases, with completion expected in the fall of 2018. According to a news release from Ariens, the new facility will […]
August 12, 2015
A digital rendering of Ariens’ future 45,000-square-foot Design and Development Center. Photo: Ariens
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Water-wise landscaping: Good business gets better
If you don’t live in the desert or often drought-stricken West, “xeriscaping” may be a term you’ve heard but know little about. Isn’t that a landscape of rocks and cacti? Not exactly. “Xeriscaping means you’re conserving water,” says Bodie Pennisi, a professor and extension landscape specialist at the University of Georgia. “We’re talking about beautiful, […]
August 11, 2015
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Citing poor service, city’s residents balk at landscaping tax
Some residents of Morgan Hill, California, don’t think they’re getting their money’s worth for the annual tax they pay to fund landscaping services for shared areas of residential neighborhoods. The city uses the tax money to pay two landscaping contractors to mow, remove weeds and maintain other vegetation. “They’re not doing anything,” Morgan Hill resident […]
August 11, 2015
Stone Creek Park is one of the parks residents of Morgan Hill feel has been neglected by the landscaping contractors. Photo: waymarking.com
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Help customers pondering outdoor kitchens stand out
If one of your landscaping company’s clients is considering going all out with an outdoor kitchen area, chances are they’re not the kind of people who long to blend in with the crowd. Here’s a few features you might mention to help them create a unique outdoor area: Kitchen bar This is a simple addition, […]
August 11, 2015
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Space-grown veggies will provide mental benefits too
The first edible space-grown veggie became available on the International Space Station on Monday, Aug. 10. NASA astronauts grew a crop of red romaine lettuce in the microgravity environment of space thanks to the Veggie plant growth system. The plant experiment, known as Veg-01, studies the implementation of the system and the “pillows” that contain […]
August 10, 2015
Crops from the plant growth system on the International Space Station’s orbiting laboratory are sample-ready for crew members of Expedition 44. Photo: NASA Images
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Natural swimming pools provide chemical free option for customers
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August 10, 2015
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Stihl touts backpack blower for pros featuring electric start
Stihl says its BR 450 and BR 450 C-EF backpack blowers are packed with new features to ensure operator comfort and convenience, as well as improvements that make the machines more efficient on the jobsite. For example, the BR 450 C-EF model is the first professional Stihl blower equipped with an integrated instant electric start, […]
August 7, 2015
Stihl BR 450 C-EF Photo: Stihl
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Gas prices likely to remain low through growing season
The recent decline in gas prices may actually accelerate, which will come as good news to landscapers as they enter the last leg of the growing season.
August 7, 2015
Photo: EIA
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Ecolawn Applicator introduces new top dressers, spreader
Ecolawn Applicator is introducing three new products for landscaping professionals. Since 1994, when landscaper Daniel Cote decided to design a self-propelled top dresser and compost spreader – the product that became the Eco 100 – Ecolawn equipment has become a common sight on landscaping jobs throughout the United States. The popularity of the company’s Eco […]
August 6, 2015
The Eco 50 Compost Spreader hasa spreading width of 3-18 feet. Photo: Ecolawn
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Case Construction Equipment festival to benefit Wounded Warrior Project
Case Construction Equipment will play host to the “Labor of Love Music Festival” starring country music’s Kip Moore on Labor Day (Sept. 7) in Racine, Wisconsin. The event will be at Racine Festival Park on the city’s waterfront. A donation from the event will be made to Wounded Warrior Project, according to Case Construction Equipment, […]
August 5, 2015
Local bands and country music singer Kip Moore will perform Sept. 7. Photo: Case
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Landscaping association plans design-build-install symposium
Regardless of whether you’re headed to Boston for the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ design-build-install (DBI) symposium next week, you can get a preview of the expert advice to be shared at the event. Each night this week beginning at 7 EDT, Landscape Live talk radio will chat with one of the principal speakers on […]
August 4, 2015
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Mariani voted “Best Landscaper” by regional magazine’s readers
Mariani Landscape, a Chicago-area landscape architecture firm specializing in design, installation, construction and maintenance services, was named “Best Landscaper” by the readers of Make It Better, a regional lifestyle media company that serves as a community resource for the North Shore of Chicago. More than 100,000 people voted in the publication’s “Best of 2015” survey. […]
August 4, 2015
Photo: Linda Oyama Bryan
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The Netherlands: Where big business blossoms
From mid-March to mid-May, portions of the Netherlands become a vibrant quilt of contrasting tulip colors. When viewed from the air, these rows upon rows of blossoming bulbs may remind one of Mark Rothko’s paintings. The Netherlands is the world’s largest exporter of cut flowers. In 2014, 52 percent of the plants and flowers exported […]
August 4, 2015
Aerial view of flower fields near the Keukenhof park, also known as the Garden of Europe in Lisse
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Tips for creating deer fences that are beautiful in their own right
You don't have to let Bambi destroy your clients' landscaping or gardens. There are attractive ways to incorporate fencing.
August 3, 2015
Keeping deer out with fences can be both effective and decorative. Photo: John Neff
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Florida residents deal with lawsuits from HOA for landscaping choices
Florida residents who are trying to conserve water by changing their landscaping are having their efforts impeded by homeowner association (HOA) lawsuits. One man, Dominic Bruno, has been battling for a Florida-friendly lawn for six years. Thus far that fight has resulted in two lawsuits and $15,000 in court expenses. It started in 2009 when […]
August 3, 2015
Florida-friendly Landscaping is a where a person uses low-maintenance plants and environmentally sustainable practices. Photo: springhillnow.com
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